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Titus Burckhardt also known as Ibrahim Izz al-Din (October 24, 1908 – January 15, 1984) was a Swiss academic and writer. Burckhardt a German-Swiss , was born in Florence , Italy in 1908 and died in Lausanne , Switzerland in 1984. He devoted all his life to the study and exposition of the different aspects of Wisdom tradition . Burckhardt was an member of the " Traditionalist School " of twentieth-century authors and was a frequent contributor to the journal Studies in Comparative Religion along with other prominent members of the school. Studies in Comparative Religion .1
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Titus Burckhardt , or Sidi Ibrahim after his conversion to Islam, a German Swiss, was born in Florence , Italy in 1908 and died in Lausanne , Switzerland in 1984. He devoted all his life to the study and exposition of the different aspects of Wisdom and Tradition. In literary and philosophic terms, he was an eminent member of the " traditionalist school " of twentieth-century authors. He was a frequent contributor to the journal Studies in Comparative Religion along with other prominent members of the school.
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Titus Burckhardt ( Ibrahim Izz al-Din after his Islamic name), a German Swiss, was born in Florence , Italy in 1908 and died in Lausanne , Switzerland in 1984. He devoted all his life to the study and exposition of the different aspects of Wisdom tradition . He was an eminent member of the " Traditionalist School " of twentieth-century authors. He was a frequent contributor to the journal Studies in Comparative Religion along with other prominent members of the school. Studies in Comparative Religion .
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Swiss traditionalist author (1908–1984) Titus Burckhardt (24 October 1908 – 15 January 1984) was a Swiss writer and a leading member of the Perennialist or Traditionalist School .He was the author of numerous works on metaphysics, cosmology , anthropology , esoterism, alchemy , Sufism , symbolism and sacred art .
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Swiss traditionalist author (1908–1984) Titus Burckhardt ( / ˈ b ɜːr k h ɑːr t / ; Swiss Standard German: [ˈbʊrkhart] ; 24 October 1908 – 15 January 1984) was a Swiss writer and a leading member of the Perennialist or Traditionalist School . He was the author of numerous works on metaphysics, cosmology , anthropology , esoterism, alchemy , Sufism , symbolism and sacred art .
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